Where Masts Rest

About this piece

Sailboats and small motorboats lie scattered across turquoise coastal water, backed by a palm-lined shoreline and mountains fading into haze. Bright daylight defines the white hulls and slender masts, while the low horizon leaves an expansive blue sky above this quiet anchorage.

The story

Late June light spreads across the water, catching the small ridges of each ripple. Boats rest at intervals, their bare masts drawing fine lines against the blue. Along the distant shore, palms form a narrow fringe beneath the mountains. The eye moves from hull to hull, then follows the coastline until its contours soften into haze.